Stimulant possession in China Crime for illegal drug transport

Stimulant possession crime in China for illegal drug transport Yuan city council ruling November 8th 5:13

To a former city council member in Inazawa City, Aichi Prefecture, who was charged with the death penalty at the highest, charged with the crime of carrying an illegal drug as having concealed 3 kilograms of stimulant in a suitcase six years ago in China, On the 8th, the judgment will be handed down. The former member of the parliament claims innocence, and the court's judgment is noted.

Former city council member in Inazawa City, Aichi Prefecture, Defendant Takuma Sakuragi was accused of carrying illegal drugs in October 2013 in South China, in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, concealing more than 3 kilograms of stimulant. It has been asked.

Former lawmaker Sakuragi claimed innocence that `` the suitcase was asked by an acquaintance and was not known to contain a stimulant, '' but the prosecution was at least 15 years in prison. I am seeking a death penalty.

The trial was concluded in August 2014, but the court found that the case was complicated and the relevant evidence needed to be examined, and that the sentence was postponed for over five years.

This decision will be handed down at 10:30 am on the 8th of Japan time at the Intermediate People's Court, the district court in Guangzhou.

Under Chinese law, the death penalty does not apply to those over the age of 75 as a general rule, so the death penalty for former 76-year-old Sakuragi is expected to be avoided, and it will be noted what the court will say.

"Never disgrace me"

Former city councilor, Inazawa City, Aichi Prefecture, Defendant Takuma Sakuragi responded to NHK's written interview through the parties concerned.

In this, former member Sakuragi said that the sentence has been postponed, “There is no legitimacy and transparency in this kind of unlimited postponement because of the power abuse of the other party. "Never defeats unjust prosecution or inhumane extension," he expressed dissatisfaction with the prolonged detention.

Regarding life in the detention center, “(Capacity) is currently 19 people, but it ’s cramped.” “For breakfast at 7:30, only 2 white steamed breads. It also shows dissatisfaction with the surface.

Although she had hernia surgery, she said that there were no health problems.

And about his prosecution, “I didn't have any doubts about the other party. My long-standing main business as a trade agent to transfer a sample of suitcases to Tokyo's“ buyer ”” “If you were found guilty, I can't answer my unimaginable assumptions, I don't remember, I'll never be disgraced. "

As for my family, “I am worried that my old Finnish wife is sometimes dizzy because of high blood pressure.” “I'll be back soon” and “A little more…” and it ’s been 5 years! "I was out," he expressed his feelings toward his family.

On that basis, as a future goal, “I want to write a book based on the notes I have collected all the time. I want to revive the trade agency and interpreter,” and returned to Japan with an acquittal. Appealing the desire to do.

Judgment postponed for over 5 years

Takuma Sakuragi served as a city council member in Inazawa City, Aichi Prefecture for five terms, and also managed a company that engaged in translation and trade. Former lawmaker Sakuragi was charged with guilty of carrying illegal drugs in October 2013, six years ago at the airport in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, where he had hidden over 3 kilos of stimulant in his suitcase. .

According to the defense, former member Sakuragi had previously been scammed over Nigeria's investment, but he was told by other Nigerians that he could recover the amount of damage. I went to Guangzhou, China.

After meeting Mari who was an intermediary at the designated hotel and signing the documents required for the return procedure, a Nigerian phone called `` My wife is doing business in clothing and shoes in Tokyo. "I want you to deliver a sample of" and asked me to leave my suitcase.

Because of the stimulant on the side of the suitcase and the bottom of the thick-shoe shoe that was inside, former member Sakuragi was detained at the airport when he returned home, and then arrested.

And in August 2014, the first trial was held at the Intermediate People's Court, a district court in Guangzhou. Former Senator Sakuragi said, “The suitcase was asked by an acquaintance, and I didn't know it contained a stimulant. "And innocent.

The mediator Mari was arrested and sentenced to the same sentence on the 8th, but the Nigerian who was the main criminal was not arrested.

On the other hand, it is unnatural to come to China by believing the Nigerians who have not been acquainted with this prosecution's claim in prosecution's claim, and criminal facts are clear from evidence, etc. You are seeking indefinite imprisonment or death penalty.

The trial was concluded after a three-day trial, but the court repeated the postponement of the judgment every three months and postponed it for over five years as "the case was complicated and it was necessary to examine the relevant evidence." It was an unusual situation.